Tag Archives: How to de-stress

Embracing Creativity: Stress-Buster Extraordinaire

Jessica is a high school English teacher.  Her job entails stressful interactions with administration and students in addition to the pressures of lesson planning and grading. On days off, she prioritizes creative pursuits.  She makes collages out of artifacts from … Continue reading

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10 Common Sources of Stress

Ask people why they’re stressed and they’re likely to say that it’s these infernal deadlines or too much work and too little staff, or perhaps the family’s overpacked schedules.  And while these can certainly add to a pressure-cooker atmosphere, they’re … Continue reading

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High Hopes

No matter your situation, what is the one thing you can always control?  Your attitude.  Your mindset.  Your beliefs.  Here are some possibilities to get your optimistic juices flowing. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being … Continue reading

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How Good is Your Balance?

If trying to maintain balance in your life leaves you feeling like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone.  Most of us have so many demands on our time and energy, life can feel like a three-ring circus.  Take this quiz to … Continue reading

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Stress: Name It and Tame It

Would you be surprised to learn that stress has been named as an underlying factor in up to 90% of illnesses?  One of the best ways to manage stress in your life is to first become aware of exactly what … Continue reading

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Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout

“My candle burns at both ends/it will not last the night.”  Edna St. Vincent Millay Burnout resists simple definition because it affects so many aspects of life. In their book, Beyond Burnout, authors David Welch, Donald Medeiros and George Tate, describe … Continue reading

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To Do or Ta Dah, That is the Question

Not feeling appreciated by others for all we do can be a big source of stress. While we can’t change others into the appreciative, encouraging people we’d like them to be, a natural extension of our personal gratitude practice is appreciating … Continue reading

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An Attitude of Gratitude

The practice of gratitude as a tool for happiness has been in the mainstream for years. Long-term studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, appreciative attitude contributes to greater success in work, greater health, peak performance in sports and … Continue reading

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Fostering Flow: Part 3 of 3

Here’s the final installment (for now) in the Tools for Fostering Flow.  Getting the hang of the Flow thing yet?  Relishing the sheer delight of an effort-less, stress-less, joy-filled existence based in Who you are Being NOT What you are Doing? … Continue reading

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Fostering Flow: Part 2 of 3

We pick up where we left off in the previous blog post.  How have you been doing in your quest for Flow — that effort-less, stress-less, joy-filled existence based in Who you are Being NOT What you are Doing? Here are four … Continue reading

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